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-My name is James Lusted

-and I'm 3'7".

-I don't believe in the word

-disabled.

-Oh my Gosh.

-I do believe that everyone can

-take part in some type of sport.

-I'm no Usain Bolt in these!

-I used to be a badminton champion.

-I travelled all over the world

-to compete.

-It's a really good feeling.

-In this series, I will meet people

-with disabilities...

-..who take part

-in all kinds of sports.

-I will see how that

-can change their lives.

-Champagne, a red carpet

-and a posh hotel near Cardiff.

-The profile

-of sport for disabled people...

-..has risen dramatically

-over the years.

-It's great to see so many people

-who work in this field...

-..coming together.

-We're ready to celebrate

-Disability Sport Wales.

-Every success is celebrated...

-..from the Paralympic Games

-to community sports.

-I'm going to be presenting

-on the stage tonight.

-I feel a little bit nervous.

-But I'm very excited to be here.

-Ladies and gentlemen,

-please welcome James Lusted.

-Welcome to the second Disability

-Sport Wales awards night.

-It's a pleasure

-to see you all here tonight.

-In Wales, 22,000 people

-with disabilities...

-..are members of sports clubs.

-It's no wonder that several

-have gone on to become champions.

-I'm delighted

-to have won this award.

-I just can't wait to bring back the

-medals from the world championships.

-That was the skier,

-Menna Fitzpatrick.

-Many sports

-are represented here tonight.

-From bowls

-for the partially sighted...

-..to wheelchair basketball.

-Debbie Bashford

-is a coach for the latter.

-I understand disability.

-I live it every day myself.

-An important part of the evening

-is celebrating the contribution...

-..of thousands of volunteers

-and coaches.

-Those people

-who give so much time every week...

-..to offer opportunities

-for athletes of all levels.

-Aled Sion Davies is an athlete

-who has reached the highest level.

-He has won twelve gold medals...

-..for shotput and discus

-in the Paralympic Games...

-..the European Championships

-and the World Championships.

-However, he is a very modest man.

-When I spoke to him

-later in the evening...

-..he wanted to talk about the help

-he had from Disability Sport Wales.

-There is a huge team

-behind these athletes.

-I wouldn't be here without

-all the support I've had...

-..from the very start.

-I go to Games in London or Rio

-or the World Championships...

-..and I might win.

-I want to make sure that

-when I'm too old to do this...

-..there will be someone else

-coming through.

-We need to ensure that we keep

-bringing medals back to Wales.

-Hopefully we can inspire

-our future athletes.

-The awards night

-was a great opportunity...

-..to meet people like Aled

-who have achieved so much.

-But before they can dream

-of reaching the top...

-..we need to attract disabled people

-to take part in any type of sport.

-That's the idea behind this event

-in Cardiff.

-We're at the Insport Series event.

-It's a fantastic two-day event.

-People can come to see

-over 30 different sports.

-It's an opportunity

-to see what kind of sport...

-..people with disabilities

-or different conditions, can do.

-There is something for everyone

-here.

-It's a good opportunity to try out

-some of the adapted equipment.

-I was attracted by two sports

-in particular.

-First, the badminton court.

-No, I haven't lost my touch!

-Secondly, the football pitch.

-There, I meet Josh Law...

-..a fellow former pupil of

-Ysgol y Creuddyn, near Llandudno.

-These days, Josh is a coach

-with Cardiff City.

-This is too hot!

-It's stuck on my head.

-How are you? It's been a while.

-Alright?

-I'm fine, thanks.

-I can't play football in a suit.

-You've got the wrong shoes on.

-I'm no Usain Bolt in these!

-You scored though.

-You scored though.

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-Yes, just about!

-There is a fantastic atmosphere

-here.

-There is a huge mix of children

-here.

-We've had about 200

-trying out football today.

-It's great.

-Disabled and non-disabled people,

-adults, young children. It's great.

-I know you work for Cardiff City

-club. What exactly do you do there?

-I work for the Foundation,

-the club's charity.

-We go out to the community

-and play football.

-We try to get more people

-involved in football.

-Make them fitter and healthier.

-We try to improve their lives.

-That includes running three teams

-in the Cardiff area...

-..for people with disabilities.

-How much football

-have you played since school?

-I used to play quite regularly

-on a Sunday night with chapel.

-I'm married now,

-so I don't do as much sport!

-But I need to start, I think.

-I know that 700 children and adults

-have been here today.

-They've had a go at everything.

-Hopefully, they've been inspired

-to join a club...

-..or to start up a club

-in their community.

-Hopefully this event has been

-a big inspiration for people...

-..to take a step towards

-not just doing sport...

-..but improving their life.

-I don't believe

-in the word disabled.

-As I've seen today,

-everyone can take part in sport.

-Adaptations can be done.

-They enable all to take part in one

-of the sports featured here today.

-This is the Arfon Tennis Centre

-in Caernarfon.

-This is Fran Smith,

-a young star of wheelchair tennis.

-She won the women's singles...

-..in the British Open Wheelchair

-Tennis Championships.

-She's training for her next big

-competition with her friend, Emily.

-Good morning, Fran.

-Hiya.

-Are you alright?

-Are you alright?

-

-Hiya. Are you OK?

-How's it going this morning?

-How's it going this morning?

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-OK. Last practice before I go.

-Where are you going?

-Where are you going?

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-The School Games in Loughborough.

-I'll be competing

-from Friday to Sunday.

-How did you get into tennis?

-I played running tennis

-for 14 years.

-Then my disability got worse.

-So I then had to play

-in a wheelchair.

-Fran was a completely healthy child.

-She enjoyed taking part

-in all types of sport.

-I tried everything - gymnastics,

-tennis, football. Everything.

-And swimming.

-I stuck with tennis and swimming...

-..and did those

-when I was growing up.

-But then, life changed.

-In her early teens, she found out

-she had Elhers-Danlos Syndrome.

-It's a genetic disease...

-..which predominantly affects

-the arms and legs.

-This means that Fran has to

-sometimes use a wheelchair.

-My knees would hurt, then my legs.

-I would fall over

-while playing tennis.

-When I swam, everything hurt.

-It felt as though everything

-was being pulled out of place.

-Especially with breaststroke.

-That was very difficult.

-I stopped doing everything

-all at once.

-The most difficult thing

-is when you develop a disability.

-It's different to being born

-with a disability.

-You feel different

-and you don't feel like yourself.

-I also have

-chronic fatigue syndrome.

-It affects my energy levels

-all the time.

-It can be hard to get out of bed.

-I was just sad all the time

-because I didn't know what to do.

-I wasn't doing anything

-with my life. It was hard.

-But this year, my health

-hasn't worsened or improved.

-I've been quite lucky this year.

-Now I feel that I'm more in control.

-I can do more with my life.

-That's why I've gone back to sport.

-I know what's good for me.

-I'm just going to play tennis.

-It helps with my mental health too,

-not just my physical health.

-Fran isn't the only member of her

-family to deal with disability.

-You knew exactly what positions you

-had to be in which was really good.

-Debbie, Fran's mother,

-has transverse myelitis...

-..a disease that affects the spine.

-As a result, she has lost one

-of her legs and, unlike Fran...

-..uses a wheelchair all the time.

-Because I have a disabled mother...

-..I often don't see

-people's disabilities.

-When we go to Tesco or something,

-people will look at her leg.

-I don't see it

-because I've grown up with it.

-It's easy for me. If someone has

-a disability, it doesn't worry me.

-They're just a person.

-Debbie and Fran

-also give a lot of their time...

-..to volunteer with disabled people.

-Fran won the award for Young

-Volunteer of the Year...

-..by the Lord's Taverners.

-As we saw earlier,

-Debbie was recognized...

-..at the Disability Sport Wales

-awards night...

-..for her work

-as a wheelchair basketball coach.

-But Fran isn't thinking

-about volunteering at the moment.

-The weekend of the School Games

-is coming up.

-What kind of competitions

-will you be doing?

-I will be doing singles and doubles.

-I'm lucky enough to have a partner

-who is also from Wales.

-I want the gold medal in the singles

-and we want a medal in the doubles.

-A gold one would be nice!

-But we're just aiming for a medal.

-Well, I'm looking forward

-to watching you.

-Good luck to you.

-I'm sure you'll be fantastic.

-In Part Two, I'll be in Loughborough

-to see how Fran gets on...

-..at the UK School Games.

-I want a gold medal.

-I'll chat to Gerwyn Owen...

-..who's on the lookout for

-the medal winners of the future...

-..as he works with some of Wales'

-most promising young athletes.

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-There are many talented athletes

-around.

-The discovery and development

-of that talent is important.

-That's what Gerwyn Owen does...

-..as Performance Director

-with Disability Sport Wales.

-Hey, James. How are you?

-I'm fine, thanks.

-Good journey?

-Good journey?

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-Yes, thanks.

-Cuppa?

-Cuppa?

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-Yes, please.

-I've known Gerwyn for years.

-He helped me a lot when I used to

-compete in badminton.

-He still helps others

-in the same way.

-What exactly is your role

-with Disability Sport Wales?

-Discovering talent,

-working with that talent...

-..and getting them into the Wales

-and GB paralympic teams.

-The most important thing is that

-we're out there, all over Wales...

-..offering opportunities.

-Part of our work is ensuring

-that there are clubs...

-..providing opportunities

-for disabled people...

-..to take part in sport.

-There are many volunteers as well.

-Yes, there are over 5,000 volunteers

-in the clubs...

-..offering these opportunities.

-Without those volunteers,

-these clubs would not exist.

-Is there a team that goes around

-Wales to help you spot the talent?

-Yes, we're quite lucky

-because the team is growing.

-We have Nathan Stephens

-and Gemma Cutter...

-..on the road all day every day

-looking for new talent.

-They're making sure we'll continue

-with our past successes...

-..with great athletes such as Aled

-Sion Davies and Tanni Grey-Thompson.

-We want more athletes

-achieving that goal.

-How do you know

-that someone has potential?

-They must have talent

-in the sport they're doing.

-Their attitude and personality

-are also important.

-It's not just about

-being good at sport.

-They have to cope with

-the pressure that comes with it.

-They have to listen to the coaches.

-They also must have good support

-from friends and family.

-There it is!

-That's a gold medal to him.

-He's gone from fifth to first

-in the space of four years.

-After you've spotted someone that

-has potential, what happens next?

-We must ensure

-that they have local support.

-We make sure there is

-a suitable coach and club.

-They need regional opportunities.

-They need to compete at regional

-and national level within Wales.

-From there, we look at

-international opportunities...

-..to ensure they can show

-their talent to British teams.

-When athletes compete, they have to

-go through an assessment..

-..to go into classification.

-For example,

-Ellie Simmonds is S6 in swimming.

-Aled Sion Davies is F42

-in athletics.

-How does that work?

-It's complicated.

-There are three elements.

-Physical, sensory

-and intellectual function.

-They are assessed

-and placed into groups...

-..so that they compete

-at the same level.

-For example, Ellie Simmonds is S6.

-S stands for swimming and 6 is the

-group for athletes with dwarfism.

-After every Paralympic Games,

-they review the structure...

-..to see if any changes are needed

-and if new technology can be used.

-You've worked in this field

-for about 15 years.

-What are the changes you've seen?

-There have been huge changes.

-Opportunities for disabled people

-to take part in sports...

-..have risen dramatically.

-In 2002, there were about 1,800

-opportunities...

-..for disabled people

-to take part in sport.

-Now, there are about 1.4 million.

-We have more athletes

-competing on an international level.

-We have more medals

-coming back to Wales.

-The main change is people's

-attitude towards disabled people.

-Not just those taking part in sport,

-but disabled people in general.

-The 2012 Paralympic Games

-contributed to that.

-The GB team was very successful.

-From the world

-of the Paralympic Games...

-..to the School Games

-in the Midlands.

-We're at Loughborough University.

-We've come to the UK School Games.

-I've come to watch Fran Smith

-playing Wheelchair Tennis.

-I'm really looking forward to it.

-These Games provide

-Olympic experience...

-..to elite school-aged athletes,

-both disabled and non-disabled.

-This year, they competed

-in eleven different disciplines.

-There were competitions for

-disabled pupils in seven of those.

-The best athletes from across the UK

-came to make an impression.

-Fran Smith from Caernarfon

-was one of them.

-How are you feeling this morning?

-How are you feeling this morning?

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-I feel OK.

-I've been practising all morning.

-I feel ready.

-How important are these Games

-for you?

-I want a gold medal!

-It's also an opportunity

-for people to spot talent...

-..so that athletes

-can go on to do more.

-They may also be able to get

-sponsorship money.

-Good luck to you today. Enjoy!

-Go for gold!

-Go for gold!

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-Thank you!

-In the first singles match...

-..Fran played against Megan Bradley

-from England.

-Fran won the first set

-by 4 games to 0.

-Fran was on fire!

-She won the second set

-by 4 games to 1...

-..to qualify for the next round.

-A good start.

-She's a very good player.

-You can see that she has

-a lot of strength in the arms.

-Her forehand is very strong.

-She hits the ball hard.

-She's quite fast in her chair

-as well.

-I've learned a lot today.

-I've never sat down to watch

-wheelchair tennis like this before.

-On to the doubles next.

-Fran and her partner Lilly played

-Jade and Ellie from Scotland.

-The two girls from Wales

-obviously understood each other.

-They worked well as a team.

-They won by 2 sets to 1.

-Well done.

-How does it feel?

-Great.

-Our goal for today

-was winning the first match.

-Two out of two for you.

-It feels amazing.

-It's always difficult playing

-with someone.

-Everyone has a different style.

-But that was a really good game,

-especially to start off.

-What will you do now

-to prepare for tomorrow?

-Sleep - a lot!

-The next rounds were held outdoors.

-By the third day,

-Fran had qualified for two finals.

-But how does she feel before

-important games such as these?

-I still get nervous but I'm better

-because I know what to expect.

-When I play,

-I don't look at the crowd at all.

-I just concentrate on the person

-in front of me - my opponent.

-Abbie Breakwell was her opponent

-in the singles final.

-It was a very close game.

-But Fran was the winner.

-One gold medal

-was safe round her neck!

-On to the doubles final.

-This was broadcast live

-on the Internet.

-It's the gold and silver

-medal match...

-..between Lilly Folland

-and Fran Smith of Wales...

-..up against Ruby Bishop

-and Martha Harris of England.

-I'm a really competitive person.

-I wasn't before.

-It was just for fun before.

-But now I really want to

-do something with it.

-I want to go far.

-I want to win whatever I do.

-In the end, the final was easier

-for Fran and Lilly.

-They reached match point

-without losing any games.

-Deep from Fran Smith.

-High back from Harris.

-Fran Smith coming into the net.

-That is a beautiful shot

-to win the match from Fran Smith.

-Quite a comfortable win and the two

-Welsh women were clearly overjoyed.

-This was Fran's second gold medal.

-There was much celebration

-at the Arfon Tennis Centre...

-..when the staff welcomed her home.

-Everyone wanted to hold the medals.

-Well done.

-Well done.

-

-Thank you.

-Well done!

-Well done. Can I see?

-How did it go?

-Fine.

-Well, hello.

-Big congratulations to you.

-Well done. Can I see?

-How do you feel?

-Amazing.

-It's brilliant getting two golds.

-For the whole of Britain.

-For the whole of Britain.

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-Yes.

-Putting Wales on the map.

-There were so many cameras,

-so it was a good feeling.

-They're quite heavy! Well done you.

-Fran has just started studying

-Psychology at Cardiff University.

-This also gives her a chance to

-train with elite Welsh athletes.

-But what are her plans

-for the future?

-I want to do well at university

-and finish my course.

-I'll be training there...

-..and I want to do many more

-competitions and tournaments.

-I hope to go to the Paralympics.

-If I don't make it

-to the next ones in Tokyo...

-..I'll work towards

-the ones after that.

-But it's just a matter

-of carrying on, practising hard...

-..competing and see what happens.

-I'm sure we'll see Fran's name on

-the international stage very soon!

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